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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 154

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    is she that has it now. It is a three storied slated building with three hundred and sixty five windows. Tourists come here every year fishing in Lough Conn and hunting in the mountains near by.
    Mr. Burke owned most of the land of Errew also but some time ago the Land Commission took it over and gave holdings to Pat Flannery and Martin Garrett and gave back strip(e)s to the farmers around who had small holdings.
    In this village also there are the ruins of an old abbey built by Saint Tiernan, the patron of Crossmolina, in the twelfth century. Saint Tiernan was either a grandson or a great
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Errew, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Eileen O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael O' Malley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo